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Ecclesiastes 10:8

American Standard Version

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

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Ecclesiastes 10:8 in other translations

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:8 in context

  1. 6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
  2. 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
  3. 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
  4. 9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
  5. 10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.